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Agenda for the Meeting of the Dean's Council | November 2022

Please note: All speakers, titles, and times are subject to change. Times listed are ET.

 
Thursday, November 17 | Meeting of the Dean's Council
Harvard Kennedy School | 79 John F. Kennedy Street, Cambridge, MA 02138
 
New Members' Reception | 12:00 pm | 1st Floor Taubman, WAPPP Cason Conference Room 
 
Registration and Lunch Buffet Opens | 12:30 pm | 5th Floor Taubman, Lobby
 
Welcome Remarks | 1:00 pm | 5th Floor Taubman, Nye ABC
  • Douglas W. Elmendorf PhD 1989, Dean and Don K. Price Professor of Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School
  • Karen A. Frank MBA 1997, Chair, Dean's Council; Global Head of Equity Division, Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan
The Rebuilding of Native Nations: Lessons in Governance and Development | 1:15 pm | 5th Floor Taubman, Nye ABC
  • Joe Kalt, Ford Foundation Professor of International Political Economy, Emeritus; Co-Director, Harvard Project on American Indian Economic Development
  • Megan Minoka Hill, Program Director, Harvard Project on American Indian Economic Development; Director, Honoring Nations
Break | 2:15 pm
 
Self Introductions | 2:30 pm | 5th Floor Taubman, Nye ABC
  • Karen Frank MBA 1997
Counsel from the Council | 3:00 pm | 5th Floor Taubman, Nye ABC
  • Douglas W. Elmendorf PhD 1989
The Social Innovation and Change Initiative: Developing the Next Generation of Social Change Makers | 3:45 pm | 5th Floor Taubman, Nye ABC
  • Julie Battilana, Alan L. Gleitsman Professor of Social Innovation, Harvard Kennedy School; Joseph C. Wilson Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School
Break | 4:45 pm
 
Transition to Dinner
 
 
Student Spotlight: The Future of Public Service and Leadership
Harvard Kennedy School | 79 John F. Kennedy Street, Cambridge, MA 02138
 
Cocktail Reception | 6:00 pm | Wexner Cafe
 
Dinner and Program  | 6:30 pm | Wexner Commons
 
A conversation featuring:
  • Mary Boies (moderator), Member, Leadership Circle, Dean's Council, Harvard Kennedy School; Counsel, Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP
  • Alejandra Davila, Master in Public Policy Candidate, 2023; Fellow, U.S. Latino Leadership Fellowship
  • Ángel Ibañez, Master in Public Policy Candidate; Master in Business Administration Candidate, 2023; Fellow, Louis and Gabrielle Bacon Environmental Leadership Fellowship
  • Gal Jaacobi, Mid-Career Master in Public Administration Candidate, 2023; Fellow, Wexner Israel Fellowship
  • Leonardo da Silveira, Mid-Career Master in Public Administration Candidate, 2023; Fellow, John F. Kennedy Fellowship
 
Friday, November 18 | Meeting of the Dean's Council
Harvard Kennedy School | 79 John F. Kennedy Street, Cambridge, MA 02138
 
Leadership Circle Roundtable: Defending Democracy | 8:15 am | Marc Heng Conference Room, Wexner-102
  • Archon Fung, Winthrop Laflin McCormack Professor of Citizenship and Self-Government, Harvard Kennedy School; Director, Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation
Breakfast and Registration | 9:00 am | Wexner 434B
 
Mini Case Lesson: Leadership in Times of Crisis | 9:30 am | Wexner 436
  • Herman (Dutch) Leonard, George F. Baker, Jr. Professor of Public Management, Harvard Kennedy School; Eliot I. Snider and Family Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School
Break | 10:30 am
 
The Ukraine War, the Inflation Reduction Act, and the Energy Transition | 10:45 am | Wexner 436
  • James Stock, Vice Provost for Climate and Sustainability, Harvard University; Harold Hitchings Burbank Professor of Political Economy, Faculty of Arts and Sciences
  • Catherine Wolfram, Visiting Professor, Harvard Kennedy School; former Deputy Assistant Secretary for Climate and Energy Economics, U.S. Treasury Department
Closing Remarks | 11:45 am
 
Social Lunch | 12:00 pm | Malkin Penthouse, Littauer
 
Meeting Adjourns | 1:00 pm
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